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Is this posting real?
- This role has been open
- 21 days Neo4j's roles stay open a median of 45 days
- Reposted
- No
- Salary listed
- No 0% of Neo4j's roles list one
- Ghost-job risk at Neo4j
- high 28 stale, 4 reposted of 56 open
- Hiring momentum
- 71 roles opened in the last 90 days ↑ up vs. the prior 90 days
- Last confirmed on the employer's board
- 2026-09-17
Measured from postings appearing on and disappearing from Neo4j's own greenhouse board since 2026-08-03. Full hiring picture for Neo4j.
About this role
The Research Engineer role at Neo4j involves working as part of a cross-disciplinary team to develop the Aurendil project, which aims to create a new query language runtime for graph databases. The position requires participation in the entire development process, from theoretical design to implementation and evaluation, while collaborating with both product teams and the academic community.
- benefits
- 1/5
- freshness
- 4/5
- career value
- 4/5
- role clarity
- 4/5
- pay transparency
- 0/5
Scored from the posting itself — how clearly the role is described, how much it says about pay and benefits, and how recently it was listed. Not a judgement of Neo4j as an employer.
What you need
- PhD or post-doctoral experience in systems research
- Experience in query languages, databases, compilers, parallel computing, distributed systems, or hardware acceleration
- Strong understanding of research practices
- Experience in designing and developing complex systems using languages like C++, Java, or Rust
Worth weighing
- Significant in-office presence required
- No salary or specific benefits mentioned in the posting
- The role is research-focused, which may limit exposure to commercial product development
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Listed by Neo4j on their greenhouse job board, last confirmed open on 2026-09-17. PitchMeAI is not the employer.
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